TREND OF POULTRY INCOME 



r^,2S0,00O- 



,000,000- 



3,7^0,000- 



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POULTRY 



The estimated total income from poul- 

 try sources of $4,188,000 is a slight de- 

 crease from the estimated income in 1926 

 of $4,221,000, but is greater than the in- 

 come for either 1924 or 1925. 



Montana turkeys have proved profit- 

 able in many parts of the state and in- 

 creased interest in turkey production is 

 becoming evident. 



ESTIMATED SALES OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 



YEAR Chickens & Eggs Other Poultry Total 



1924 $2,926,000 $718,000 $3,644,000 



19?5 3,240,000 



1926 3,360,000 



1927 „ 3,334,000 



EGG PRODUCTION STUDY 



A study of ^^% production is made through monthly inquiries to reporters 

 of the United States Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates. The following 

 questions are asked: (A) Number of hens, including pullets of laying age, that 

 were in your flock yesterday. (B) Number of eggs produced by your flock yes- 

 terday. Results of this survey for 1927, 1926 and 1925 are given here for the 

 information of the reporters cooperating. Much of the value of such surveys will 

 arise from comparison with past years and will develop with length of records. 



1927 EGG PRODJUCriON ON REPORTERS' FARMS WITH 1926 AND 1925 FOR COMPARISON 



Production of honey in 1927, from what facts are available is indicated to 

 have fallen about 15 per cent below that of 1926. Oh the other hand a better 

 organization of growers and of marketings resulted in better prices to producers. 



BEES HONEY WAX 



v„.„ -T „ ,, XT- Produced Value Produced Value 



YEAR No. Farms No. Hives (pounds) | (pounds) % 



1909 , 795 6,313 135,510 21,802 394 133 



1919 1.199 11,918 630.608 157,656 7,682 2,614 



1926 (est)* 1.800 37,000 3,150,000 302,000 23,000 9,000 



1927 1,800 37,000 2,500,000 262,000 20,000 6,000 



* Estimates based on records of state bee inspector which showed 19,202 colonies licensed in 1926, 



on 1300 farms. 



